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QUEENSLAND DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITIES, CHILD SAFETY AND DISABILITY SERVICES
FAMILY RISK EVALUATION FOR ABUSE/NEGLECT (Version 3.2)

Family and Child Connect
IFS (FaCC referral)
IFS (direct referral)
Agency name and catchment: 
Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Both
NEGLECTSCORE
N1. Current concern
a. Does not include neglect
b. Includes neglect
 
 
N2. Prior Child Safety notifications for abuse/neglect
a. None
b. One
c. Two or more.
 
 
N3. Prior ongoing Child Safety intervention
a. No prior ongoing intervention
b. Prior ongoing intervention with the household
 
 
N4. Prior out-of-home placement
a. No
b. Yes
 
 
N5. Number of children living in the referred household
a. One, two or three children
b. Four or more children
 
 
N6. Age of youngest child in the home
a. Two or older
b. Under 2
 
 
N7. Characteristics of children in the household
a. None
b. One or more apply..
Developmental or physical disability
Medically fragile/failure to thrive
Positive toxicology screen at birth
 
 
N8. Current housing
a. Family has safe, stable shelter
b. One or more apply..
Physically unsafe
Family homeless
 
 
N9. Physical care of child by primary parent
a. Consistent with child needs
b. Inconsistent with child needs
 
 
N10. Primary parent history as a child
a. No abuse or neglect
b. Experienced abuse or neglect
 
 
N11. Primary parent mental health
a. No past or current problem
b. Past or current mental health problem
During the last 12 months
At any other time prior to that
 
 
N12. Primary parent drug or alcohol use
a. No past or current problem
b. Past or current drug or alcohol problem
During the last 12 months
At any other time prior to that
 
 
N13. Primary parent criminal history
a. No criminal history as adult or juvenile
b. Criminal history as adult or juvenile
 
 
NEGLECT SCORE0
ABUSESCORE
A1. Current concern
a. Does not include physical injury or substantial risk of physical injury
b. Includes physical injury or substantial risk of physical injury
 
 
A2. Prior Child Safety notifications for abuse/neglect
a. None
b. One
c. Two or more.
 
 
A3. Prior ongoing Child Safety intervention
a. No prior ongoing intervention
b. Prior ongoing intervention with the household
 
 
A4. Was a child injured resulting from past abuse/neglect?
a. No
b. Yes
 
 
A5. Number of children living in the referred household
a. One, two or three children
b. Four or more children
 
 
A6. Primary parent
a. Does not justify abuse/neglect
b. Justifies abuse/neglect
 
 
A7. Household relationships
a. No domestic or family violence in past year
b. Domestic or family violence in past year
 
 
A8. Characteristics of primary parent
a. Provides sufficient emotional/psychological support; uses effective, safe discipline; sets reasonable rules and expectations
b. One or more apply
Provides insufficient emotional/psychological support
Employs excessive/inappropriate discipline
Domineering parent
 
 
A9. Primary parent history as a child
a. No abuse or neglect
b. Experienced abuse or neglect
 
 
A10. Primary parent mental health
a. No past or current problem
b. Past or current mental health problem
During the last 12 months
At any other time prior to that
 
 
A11. Parent alcohol and/or drug use
a. Neither parent has or had alcohol or drug problem
b. One or both parents have/had alcohol and/or drug problem
Primary parent - During the last 12 months
Secondary parent - During the last 12 months
Primary parent - Any other time prior to that
Secondary parent - Any other time prior to that
 
 
A12. Primary parent criminal history
a. No criminal history as adult or juvenile
b. Criminal history as adult or juvenile
 
 
ABUSE SCORE0

SCORED RISK LEVEL:INCOMPLETE

OVERRIDE SECTION:

Policy override to high: Select yes if any condition is applicable; final risk level is high.
Yes No 1. Non-accidental injury to a child under age 3 years (current).
Yes No 2. Severe non-accidental injury by a parent (previous or current).
Yes No 3. Parent caused death of a child due to abuse or neglect (previous or current).

Discretionary override:

If applicable, circle yes and increase risk by one level.
Yes No 4. If yes, override risk level (mark one): Moderate High
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FINAL RISK LEVEL:INCOMPLETE



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